The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-14
THE GREEN DIAMOND.
The Disastrous Eastern Tour Of tho
Chicago Baseball -.
-~s.%. Club.
Detroit Now Has q Decided Lead, but
the Chicago Boys Will Fight
to the Finish.
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lCHJoAGo coRREsP oNDENcE.
The Eastern trip of the Western League
clubs which has just ended has proved
somewhat disastrous one for the Chicago
Club, in that they are now further behind
the Detroit Club in the League pennant
race than they have been for six weeks
past. Detroit has played good ball; there
can be no question as to that, but it has
also been lucky, very lucky, for while the
White Stockings have encountered wretehedV
weather that has caused the postponement (
Of several games which.they were reasonably
sure of winning, Detroit has not had
single game postponed, and its players
were never in better condition for race
than they have been upon this trip. AT
this writing Chicago and Detroit are play
ing their last series Of the year, upon tho
Detroit grounds; and upon the result OF
these depend, to very great extent, Chi
cago's chances for the pennant.
The sluggers were never in better form.
Their two crack pitchers, Getzein and
Gruber, are quite as effective as anybody's
pitchers, while the big batters are hitting
the ball numerically. No matter how
many runs the opposition may make, the
heavy hitters seem always able 10 pound
out a greater number. Just at this time,
when oil the wiseacres were predicting their
downfall, the Detroits are playing by long
odds the best ball seen on League diamonds
this year. Their Eastern trip has been q
round Of successes, and Detroiters predict
that their team will increase their lead afpg
their return home.
The Chicagos left homo three weeks ago
q tie with their revals. But the trip has
turned out somewhat badly. They lost
two games out of three in Pittsbmg, two
out Of three in New York, one of two In
Washington, and one of the two champion.
ship games played in Philadelphia.
A year ago this date the outlook was
much brighter for Chicago. Captain An
sons men had won 10 games and lost "a,
while Detroit had won only 68 and lost27.
Even then Detroit came near beating Chi
cago out. Now the shoe is on the other
foot, and the champions have the uphill
before them.
During the teams Eastern trip Arson
signed a new player, of whom he thinks
particularly we'll. His name is Robert
Pettitt, and Chicago paid the Wilkesbarre
(Pa.) Club $500. for his release. Petit ID
a blonde, with blue eyes and small, red
dish mustache, and is built after the race
horse style of Pfeffer and Van Haltren.
He is about "a years old. Before he
joined the Wilkesbarre nine he used to
League. Manager Mack, of the Wilkes
barre Club, in speaking of the new man,
says: Petit is the best general player
ever saw. He is q cracking good pitcher
and backstop, and as a short range fielder
he is ahead of them all. 1 think him
Denny's equal at third, and as base run
ner he las not an equal in the International
League. He has been with us nearly two
months, and in all that time he has never
been caught stealing a base. although he
is purloining them right along. He is q
terrible left handed batter, but when oc-
casion requires it he is equally effective
with his right. have no hesitation in say
ing he will make great hit in the Chicago
nine"
Captain Arson has decided to play Pet
tilt in the right field for the present. When
the reorganization of the club comes next
season, as it surely will, the youngster Will
probably be found in the infeld.
President Spalding, of the Chicago Club,
is evidently not worried as to the final out
come of the pennant race. A correspondent
found him in his office, at 108 Madison
street, the other day, just after he had re-
turned from his Eastern vacation trip. He
said:
ave are in the best position, under the
circumstances, that a club could occupy.
We are making a sharp, stern race. The
responsibility of leading the league is o
severe and wearing one. We shall go to the
front in good time
do you want the Chicago Club to win
the pennant again this year?'
Yes, sir; and Tor the next fifty years, il
it can. We've had the pennant six out Of
eleven years, and were going to keep it az
O permanent fixture if we can. I'll take
the alleged risk of thereby injuring the
game. 1t pays to be champion, and I'm so
well satisfied with the receipts that we shall
keep right on capturing pennants. Why,
I'm more confident this year than was
last that we shall end the season at the
head"
"Why SOP"
zone reason is because OF the exemplary
habits Of our boys"
"Have you seen any newspaper illusions
to niger in a wood-pile, referring to the
Chicago Club?"
Yes; these insinuations come annually.
They generally begin with declaration
that Chicago doesn't want the champion
ship this year. Then follow limitations
that Arson will play so as to throw the
pennant to this or that club. All this is
absurd. If we were to sanction any such
policy the League wouldn't survive q.
Soden, Mr.. Rogers, Mr.. Beach, Mr.
Nimick, Mr.. Hewitt, Mr.. Brush and the
men who are responsible for the existence
of the League-do you suppose we would
countenance any attempt or suggestion Of
barter? No, sir; every game must be played
on its merits, and both clubs must play to
win, or good-by to honest ball playing"
NOTES AND COMMENT.
The attendance at forty-two League
games in Boston was 100000. In cold fig
ures, Bostonese have paid Sis, 200 to see
the Bostons play ball.
Caruthers' folks are trying hard to in
duce him to retire from the diamond and
go into business in Chicago. They'll pro-
vide the capital if he will drop baseball,
and-quit sporting.
II the fight should be close at the wind
up ana Chicago ahead, Mccormick, Of
Pittsburgh, says he will do his level best
to knock out the champions in the final
four games with Pittsburgh. n
President Nick Young says he h.
had less trouble with and complaints aba
Powers than any other umpire. Even De-
troit ia beginning IN like him